HomeMy WebLinkAboutNTC PWIRC-WKSHP 02/07/2001 Workshop 2000-2002 NOTICE OF WORKSHOP
HAWAII COUNTY COCNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
DATE February 7, 2001 (Wednesday)
TIME 10 00 A'~1
PLACE County Councilroom
25 Aupum Street -Room 201
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Nonce is hereby given that the Council's Committee on Public Works and
Intergovernmental Relations (PW&IRC) will hold a workshop on Bdl 225 (Comm 700)
presently pending m the PW&IR Committee
The purpose of this bill is to make significant changes to Chapter 22, which relates
to streets and sidewalks. In order to make the changes to Chapter 22, this bill
repeals it in total and replaces it in a restructured and reordered format. Some of
the major areas addressed by the bill include: a general prohibition of use of county
streets for profit/private use; modified permit requirements; modernized technical
requirements; and ADA compliance. The bill includes significant chances which
would: prohibit commercial signs and advertising material within a county street;
make it mandatory that homes and businesses be numbered; establish new
driveway requirements for commercial and industrial uses; assign certain
permitting responsibilities to the Chief Engineer (non-commercial uses and banners
across street) and the Planning Director (street naming); make property owners
responsible for maintenance of drrvew•ay approaches and remove responsibdrty for
sidewalk damage caused by age or poor construction; establish new driveway
requirements for commercial and industrial uses; establish a new section for
variances; and create new penalty and enforcement provisions. The bill contains
significant deletions of certain provisions relating to: permitting installation of
livestock gates across county road and allowing cafe table service and other
commercial activities on sidewalks; prohibited acts on bridges and elevated
structures; peddling; repair of private roads; utdrty provisions on Federal aid
streets; and mandatory installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk through Council
resolution.
The meeting place a accessible for persons ~sith physical disabilities Persons who need
special accommodations to attend this workshop should call 961-8245 by January 31,
100/ Persons using TDDs may call 961-8521
PW$IR - Wor6shop on Bu, __1 (Conun 7U0) -2- Februan ? 2001
(Copies of this bill are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Ot3ice, 2S Aupum St ,Hilo,
the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuak~m HighHay, Suite 103, Katlua-Kona, and the
Kona Counctlmembers' Office, 77-63991\alam St , Swte 104, Katlua-Kona For further
mformauon, please call Committee Chair Elanonoffs Legtslatrve Assistant Charmatne
Doran at 961-8494 )
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L ine ad Elano~ hair
Commntee on Public V~orks and - ~
Intergovernmental Relations
(HaHau Tnbune Herald January 29, 2001)
(West Hawaii Today January 29, 2001